pif·fle
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pif|fle — «PIHF uhl», noun, verb, fled, fling. Informal. –n. silly talk or behavior; nonsense. –v.i. to talk or act in a weakly foolish, trifling, or ineffective manner: »They piddled and piffled with iron. I d given my orders for steel! (Rudyard Kipling) … Useful english dictionary
pif´fler — pif|fle «PIHF uhl», noun, verb, fled, fling. Informal. –n. silly talk or behavior; nonsense. –v.i. to talk or act in a weakly foolish, trifling, or ineffective manner: »They piddled and piffled with iron. I d given my orders for steel! (Rudyard… … Useful english dictionary
fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… … English syllables
pif — dru·pif·er·ous; pif·fe·ro; pif·fler; pif·fling; pif; pu·pif·er·ous; pif·fle; pal·pif·er·ous; pif·e·ro; pif·fa·ro; … English syllables
piffle — pif·fle … English syllables
piffle — pif|fle [ˈpıfəl] n [U] old fashioned informal nonsense … Dictionary of contemporary English
piffle — pif|fle [ pıfl ] noun uncount INFORMAL talk or ideas that are silly and full of nonsense … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
piffle — pif•fle [[t]ˈpɪf əl[/t]] n. v. fled, fling. Informal. 1) inf nonsense, as idle talk or trivial writing 2) inf to talk or behave in a nonsensical way • Etymology: 1840–50; perh. akin to puff … From formal English to slang
Piffle — Pif fle, n. Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. [Dial. or Slang] Futile piffle. Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Piffle — Pif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piffling}.] To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
